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title: "Community Health Services (Collaborative)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ce46"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-01-31"
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# Community Health Services (Collaborative)

Buyer: ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ce46

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## Summary

The Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is overseeing a significant procurement process titled "Community Health Services (Collaborative)" in the area of community health services. This procurement involves a collaboration among three organisations: EPUT, Provide CIC, and NELFT, operating as Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative (MSECC). The procurement has transitioned to the 'Award' stage, with a direct award under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract, valued at approximately £83,160,204, will begin on 1st April 2024 and expire on 31st March 2027, covering the UKH3 region which encompasses Mid and South Essex.

This tender presents a unique opportunity for businesses specialising in collaborative community health services. The contract has already been awarded to existing providers, highlighting the potential for organisations experienced in similar cooperative health service ventures. Companies with robust expertise in managing regional health services, capable of forming effective collaborations, and delivering high-standard community health solutions will find this opportunity highly relevant. Given the substantial contract value and the collaborative nature, there is potential for long-term engagement and significant business growth within the health services sector.

## Notice

Community services in Mid and South Essex are delivered by three organisations - EPUT, Provide CIC and NELFT. The three sovereign organisations have been working as a provider collaborative for 3 years under a contractual joint venture. The provider collaborative is known as the Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative (MSECC). All three community contracts are coterminous. EPUT are hosting the single contract for community services across the ICS with Provide CIC and NELFT as subcontractors. Please refer to the notice by MSEICB reference 010435-2024.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Description of the services to be provided: Community health services.
We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is: PS83,160,204
Start date: 01/04/2024
Expiry date: 31/03/2027

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 20/01/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003312-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £83,160,204 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | WICKFORD |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS11 7XX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Rettendon and Runwell |
| Westminster constituency | Maldon |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PROVIDE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2025 at 14:46 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003312-2025
- 8 Jan 2025 at 15:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000535-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.provide.org.uk
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.eput.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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